Anthony van Diemen

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Dutch colonial administrator human

Anthony van Diemen was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for expanding Dutch influence in Asia and for lending his name to Van Diemen’s Land, now Tasmania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch colonial administrator ⓘ
human ⓘ
affiliation Dutch East India Company ⓘ
associatedWithEvent 1642–1643 Pacific voyage ⓘ
surface form: Abel Tasman’s 1642–1643 voyage

1642–1643 Pacific voyage ⓘ
surface form: Abel Tasman’s 1644 voyage
birthDate 1593-12-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Culemborg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic ⓘ
deathDate 1645-04-19 ⓘ
deathPlace Batavia ⓘ
Dutch East Indies ⓘ
employer Dutch East India Company ⓘ
VOC ⓘ
endTime 1645 ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasNamesake Cape Van Diemen ⓘ
Tasmania ⓘ
Van Diemen Gulf ⓘ
Tasmania ⓘ
surface form: Van Diemen’s Land
influenced Dutch expansion in the Indian Ocean region ⓘ
Dutch exploration of Australia ⓘ
knownFor Van Diemen’s Land being named after him ⓘ
expansion of Dutch colonial power in Asia ⓘ
supporting exploratory voyages in the Pacific ⓘ
memberOf Council of the Indies ⓘ
monarchDuringTerm States General of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form: States General of the Dutch Republic
name Anthony van Diemen self-link ⓘ
nativeLanguage Dutch ⓘ
notableWork patronage of Abel Tasman’s voyages ⓘ
promotion of trade and military expeditions in the East Indies ⓘ
reorganization of VOC administration in Asia ⓘ
occupation colonial administrator ⓘ
merchant ⓘ
patronOf Abel Tasman ⓘ
placeOfBurial Batavia ⓘ
positionHeld Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
predecessor Hendrik Brouwer ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
spouse Maria van Aelst ⓘ
startTime 1636 ⓘ
successor Cornelis van der Lijn ⓘ
workLocation Batavia ⓘ
Dutch East Indies ⓘ

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